When the two armies are at war, the safety of the general has always been the top priority.
When marching, the general is always surrounded by a group of guards to cover his left and right sides.
But this is the city.
There is no reason to be very guarded at home, it will drive people crazy.
Even if he is an emperor, he does not have guards everywhere in the palace.
Not to mention two generals.
Xiao Hongde was heavily guarded not because he was worried about being assassinated by the Northern Xinjiang Army, but because he was worried about... Zhao Dora.
Zhao Dora was also on guard, but the scene where the army was devastated just now shocked him and his confidants so much that they were a little lost.
But he still cautiously opened the distance between him and Xiao Hongde.
What I didn't expect was that when I pulled away, I was hit instead.
An arrow shot and Zhao Dora fell from his horse.
"There's an assassin!"
The guard was stunned for a moment.
These two days were so exciting that the guards were stunned.
Several thoughts are spinning in my mind.
——It was Xiao Hongde who committed the murder!
——Will he kill us?
Therefore, the first reaction of the guards was to be on guard.
The two guards dismounted to protect Zhao Dora, while the others drew their swords and stood in front of them.
Xiao Hongde turned around when he heard the voice.
Astonished.
I wanted to kill him, but... no one did it!
But look at those guards, and then look at your own guards.
Detailed methods are really sharp!
This is my own opinion.
The guard on the opposite side was filled with grief and anger.
"Xiao Hongde!"
At this time, there were no taboos between superiors and subordinates, and the guards scolded them whenever they opened their mouths.
"Vice-General!"
The two guards only paid attention to Dora Zhao at this moment.
"oh!"
Zhao Dora woke up faintly and felt that her face hurt, so she stretched out her hand to touch it.
Emotions exploded.
An arrow missed his right cheek and penetrated his left cheek.
If it were higher, it would be injected from the temple. If it was lower, it would be injected from the side of the neck... No matter which direction it was, he would definitely die.
My life is so great!
"Protect me and go back!"
When he spoke, his cheek was involved and the pain was unbearable.
"It's not my person." Xiao Hongde didn't come over and said solemnly: "If I want to take action, I won't choose to wait here."
"hehe!"
Zhao Dora reached out and grabbed the missing arrow, and pulled it out violently.
Blood was flowing down from both sides of his cheeks, and it looked quite scary in the night.
He spit out a mouthful of blood and raised his hands to Xiao Hongde, "Thank you very much."
This is an irony, and the deep-seated hatred makes people shiver down their spines.
"The person who summoned me."
Zhao Dora ordered, then backed up on the spot.
Once Zhao Dora becomes disloyal, his troops will definitely not obey Xiao Hongde's command, and they will even have to worry about them causing chaos.
"I swear, this matter has nothing to do with me."
Xiao Hongde took a step forward.
"Stop!"
Zhao Dora backed away and said: "I know it, it must be Yang Gou's manpower. I will go back and apply the medicine, and I will come back later."
A stern look flashed in Peng Zhi's eyes, "Be careful and be sure to break it off!"
Xiao Hongde squinted his eyes and moved his hand behind his back.
Dozens of guards spread out, preparing to outflank him from both sides.
At this moment, dense footsteps came.
Hundreds of soldiers arrived to protect Dora Zhao.
Zhao Dora smiled ferociously and said: "Xiang Wen, what do you have to say now?"
Da da da!
More than a hundred cavalry arrived.
Xiao Hongde sneered.
"What do you want to say?"
"retreat!"
Zhao Dora and her men disappeared into the night.
"Pity!"
Peng Zhi sighed: "The detailed plan was correct, but it's a pity that it failed to hit the target."
The plan was right. He was able to think of killing Dora Zhao when everyone was in despair. His level of calmness was unmatched by ordinary people.
"I told you, I didn't do this."
Who did that good thing... Peng Zhi: "..."
"We're in big trouble!" Peng Zhi said.
"Go and find out how many people Dora Zhao has gathered." Xiao Hongde put aside his worries and had murderous intent.
He returned to the official residence and mobilized more than a thousand cavalry to guard near the official residence.
Under the candlelight, he was drinking.
"Lin Jun's reinforcements have almost arrived!" Peng Zhi also lost his cool.
Outside, the singing is still singing.
Xiao Hongde was a little upset and just about to yell and scold him when he saw a guard looking blankly at the night with tears in his eyes.
When people are in desperate situations, they will miss the people they care about most.
Family and friends……
A sergeant came in and said, "Be careful, Vice General Zhao has gathered more than 2,000 people."
Peng Zhi turned around, "Xiangan, let's do it!"
If we want to surround and kill all of the two thousand or so people, we won't be able to do it for a while.
Once the sound of civil unrest in the city spreads, the Northern Xinjiang Army will definitely take advantage of the situation and attack the city.
However, it will take time for the Northern Xinjiang Army to assemble.
If Zhao Dora is killed within this time, then everything is still too late.
Xiao Hongde thought about it.
He raised his head and said, "Besieging Zhao Dora is not a problem. The problem is that once we take action, the soldiers and civilians in the city will be in chaos."
When defending a city, the most taboo thing is civil strife.
Once there is civil unrest, it may even reach the point of mobilizing the army to suppress it.
Then what else are you guarding?
There is no need to attack, it will collapse internally.
This is also a human calculation.
"Surround with a thousand cavalry and a thousand foot soldiers."
Xiao Hongde ordered.
Peng Zhi said: "This matter was not done by Xiang Wen, it must be a secret agent of the Northern Xinjiang Army."
"Jinyiwei!"
Xiao Hongde sneered, "Call the people from the Eagle Guard."
The people from the Eagle Guard came, and their faces were slightly red, and they turned out to be drunk.
"I've seen you in detail."
The Eagle Guard is its own system, so there is no need to look down upon the officials below.
"Just before, an assassin took action, and I was almost hit by an arrow. Vice General Zhao was hit by an arrow and injured... At this moment, he thought it was me. Does Eagle Guard know the reason?"
The drunkenness quickly dissipated, and Eagle Guard's eyes narrowed, "Please be careful..."
"I swear, if I did this, God will punish you!"
This poisonous oath made the people of Eagle Guards tremble in their hearts, "Jinyi Guards?"
"You are saying that the Jin Yiwei is vulgar and that woman He Lianyan can't do anything. Now Zhao Dora is guarding me with more than 2,000 people. The Northern Xinjiang Army will attack the city tomorrow morning. How do you want me to deal with it?"
Eagle Guard sneered, "Where is the Jinyi Guard?"
You're talking nonsense without evidence!
Xiao Hongde stared at him, "I'm going to Shu Ningxing to find an explanation for this matter."
"Please!"
Eagle Guard casually bowed his hands and left.
When he came out of here, he said with a cold face, "Let our people hide, and look for an opportunity after the war to tell Ning Xing that Xiao Hongde failed to assassinate Zhao Dora."
"yes!"
The companion responded and asked again: "This battle..."
"Defeat!"
…
The entire camp was in silence.
The snoring sounds came and went.
He Lianyan didn't sleep. She stood outside the tent and looked calmly into the distance.
"Commander."
He Lianrong didn't sleep either.
As the person in charge of screening news from Beiliao, he also came here this time.
"Didn't sleep?"
"Can't sleep."
"Why?"
"Chengyang City could not be saved, which made Xiaguan think of Tanzhou. It was the same at the beginning. On the surface, Xiaguan was full of ambition, but in his heart he felt panic. Until the moment he was defeated and captured, the whole person seemed to be relieved. At this moment, Xiaguan thought
Well, Xiao Hongde is probably the same!"
He Lianrong stood to the side, smiling calmly.
"When you look at Neizhou, Northern Xinjiang is completely different." He Lianyan said.
"Northern Xinjiang is alive."
He Lianrong said with emotion: "When I first looked at the Duke, I thought he was just a general from a corner of the country. I didn't expect! This strategizing actually pulled Northern Xinjiang out of despair."
"No more hate?"
He Lianrong shook his head, "My family is gone, but my people are still there. My only thought at this moment is to stay alive."
"There are men from my Jin Yiwei in the city. It stands to reason that they should take action." He Lianyan was thinking about this matter.
"Such things depend on luck!" At this point, He Lianrong knew more than He Lianyan. "There are many guards around the general, so it is not easy to assassinate him."
"The Duke said that his luck has always been good."
"yes!"
He Lianrong smiled bitterly. He himself had been defeated by Boss Yang, and he had comforted himself by saying that I was just unlucky.
"Mom, there is no doubt that your abilities are outstanding among the Imperial Guards. But I never allow you to participate in confidential matters. Do you know why?"
He Lianyan looked at the night sky with his hands behind his hands.
In the sky, the stars are shining brightly.
"Xiaguan... Although Xiaguan has surrendered to the Duke, he is inevitably a little proud of himself. After all, he was once the governor of a state."
"It's not wrong to be proud, the fault is that you don't have a sense of belonging." He Lianyan said: "Even if you are not allowed to participate in confidential matters, Jinyiwei is a confidential yamen. Do you understand the meaning of this?"
He Lianrong smiled bitterly, "I came to see the commander tonight because I wanted to say this."
"oh!"
"When I was captured, I was completely despondent and just wanted to die. When I learned that all the family records had been exiled to the Jedi by Ning Xing, I became angry. At that moment, I wanted to take revenge."
"So what you do in Jinyiwei is not out of your true intentions, but out of hatred. I don't accept this."
"The target of the lower official is Ning Xing, but the Duke has been slow to move the army. I am disappointed and a little confused."
"It's not your turn to dictate what the prince does."
"Yes." He Lianrong sighed: "The official thought that the Duke of Guo would choose to lie dormant in the face of the pressure from Chang'an. But what he didn't expect was that the Duke of Guo took action and the pattern was so big that he wanted to capture Neizhou.
Officer, I see hope again."
"You're in danger!"
He Lianyan turned around, "The first priority of the Jinyi Guards is not to do things, but to be loyal to the Duke!"
"Your Majesty knows."
He Lianrong leaned forward, "This is Xiaguan's fault. In the past, Xiaguan felt that the National Congress would focus on Chang'an. Xiaguan had also thought about this world.
If Northern Xinjiang wants to break the deadlock, the best way is to capture Yanbei City and Nangui City. In this way, the grassland is in control, with cattle, sheep and horses;
Fight, ready to go..."
This person actually thought of this step, he is considered a talent.
He Lianyan nodded slightly, with less murderous intent.
"As expected, the Duke of Guo captured Yanbei City and Nangui City as expected. Therefore, I felt that my revenge would be difficult to repay in this life, so I became a little decadent."
He Lianrong suddenly smiled, "But no one thought that the Duke would actually take Neizhou.
Everyone saw the benefits of taking Neizhou, and the game of Northern Xinjiang came to life from then on.
But no one has seen the crisis below. After taking Neizhou, Ningxing will definitely restrain its internal fighting, and the emperor will cooperate with Lin Ya in the fight and jointly deal with Northern Xinjiang."
"You want to say that the Duke of the country invaded rashly?"
"No." He Lianrong's eyes were bright, "This is the big picture!"
"Talk about it."
"If you want to do big things, you must have a big picture. Controlling the grasslands and cultivated land is a big picture, but with Bei Liao on its side, it can suppress the territory with a large army at any time.
At that time, Yanbeicheng and Nangui City were turned into powder in an instant, and then the army killed them, and all the cultivated land and pastures were turned into broken dreams under the iron heel."
"You mean, that's all, just keeping safe?"
"Yes." He Lianrong showed admiration, "This situation is difficult to break. I have thought about it, and after much deliberation, the only way is to recuperate and accumulate strength."
"What about attacking Neizhou?"
"Once Neizhou is broken, Bei Liao's counterattack... I don't dare." He Lianrong shook his head, "But the Duke dares to capture Neizhou with thunderous force. Xianguan suddenly realizes, hey! This situation seems to be different.
Already."
He paced with his hands behind his hands, "Lin Jun from Tanzhou and Xiao Hongde from Neizhou are both from Lin Ya. In this way, Lin Ya controls the two major states in the South.
But Neizhou was lost, and Lin Jun seemed lonely in Tanzhou.
What would Lin Ya think? He would definitely do his best to help Lin Jun expand.
But what will the emperor think? Will he shelve his plan to send troops to northern Xinjiang and deal with Lin Jun first. In this way, all the southern regions are under control...
This deadlock was resolved unexpectedly and wonderfully by the Duke!"
He Lianyan didn't expect this.
"What makes me even more excited is that the Duke knew that taking Neizhou would arouse the fear of Chang'an and the hostility of Beiliao, but he still did not hesitate to take action. There is only one possibility for such a decisive decision!"
He Lianyan raised his head and looked at He Lianrong with a scrutinizing gaze.
"My lord, I care about the world!"
"shut up!"
Helianyan drank lowly.
He Lianrong stood with his hands tied, but did not shut up. Instead, he lowered his voice and said:
"I am lowered to the rank of official, and I am willing to serve as a pioneer for the Duke of our country."
"Attack Bei Liao?"
"No, dominate the world!"
…
In the darkness, Jielong waved his hand slightly, and several guards in imperial robes quietly disappeared.
He Lianyan said: "I don't want anyone to mention the nonsense tonight."
"I don't dare, my subordinates."
"Go for it!"
He Lianrong resigned.
He Lianyan looked up at the sky.
Countless stars twinkle in the sky, like a Milky Way.
He Lianyan murmured: "Lang Jun, do you want this world?"
…
In the early morning, Yang Xuan woke up.
He heard Jiang Heer's yelling in the tent next door.
"Why did you go out last night? You came back after a while, and you brought in a bit of cold air. It was freezing."
"I have something to do." He Lianyan said, "Hurry up and wait on Mr. Lang."
"Yan'er, look at my hair."
"Hey! It's raised again. Can't you sleep more calmly?"
Yang Xuan put on his clothes in the dark and left the tent.
Jiang Heer came out holding his hair, "Lang Jun, wait a minute!"
This maid is unqualified!
After washing up and listening to Jiang He'er's voice, Yang Xuan felt that the aura of a warrior and an iron horse was much less with the girl's voice.
After breakfast, Yang Xuan went to the big tent.
"you say."
He just said two words and then pretended to be a god.
Pei Jian is simpler.
"Today the city is destroyed!"
The army was dispatched.
Halfway through, Pei Jian received the news.
"The Duke led three thousand horses forward and crossed Chengyang City."
——You just go ahead and attack Chengyang, I will do the rest!
A scholar dies for a confidant... Pei Jian was silent for a long time.
He raised his eyes, looked at Chengyang City appearing in the morning sun, and shouted:
"Siege the city!"
No one expected that he would order his men to attack the city without waiting for the trebuchet to be in place.
His subordinates did not expect it.
The defenders did not expect that many people were even eating dry food.